Spencer Tracy

Jim Carter

Claire Trevor

Elizabeth "Betty" McWade Carter

Scotty Beckett

Alexander "Sonny" Carter

Henry B. Walthall

Pop McWade

Alan Dinehart

Jonesy

Rita Hayworth

Dancer

Willard Robertson

Inspector Harris

Morgan Wallace

Captain Morgan

Robert Gleckler

Dean

Russell Hicks

Prosecuting Attorney

Frank Conroy

Defense Attorney

George Irving

Judge